Where does “xugaman” come from?

xugaman (Maltese) comes from Italian asciugamano, from Italian asciugare, from Latin exsūcāre, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

xugaman (Maltese): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “xugaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianasciugamanohandtowel
2Italianasciugareto dry, to wipe, to mop
3Latinexsūcāre—
4Latinsūcusjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Latin sūcus →